Be highly precarious (4,2,1,6)

I believe the answer is:

hang by a thread

(Other definitions for hang by a thread that I've seen before include "Be in a precarious state" , "precariously placed" , "Depend on precarious conditions" , "Survive precariously" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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